Drew Galloway defends the TNA World Heavyweight Championship against Lashley in the main event of TNA Slammiversary today. The champ puts his title on the line under modified rules, with wins only able to come via knockout or submission. On the surface, this stipulation would seem to favour Lashley. The...

Curtis Castlewood continues his quest for championship gold tonight when he takes on PWE Northland Champion Stix in Whangarei. Castlewood and Stix will headline the Homecoming event, a fundraiser for Whangarei charity Soul Food. Tonight’s title match marks the first time the PWE Northland Championship has been defended in Whangarei....

The following rankings have been compiled by NZPWI taking into account results from Hughes Academy Live Pro Wrestling and IPW No Guts, No Glory. This month Last month 1 4 Curt Chaos IPW Champion Curt Chaos did the seemingly impossible in May and defeated Reuben de Jong in a...

NZPWI had the opportunity to speak to WWE Superstar Big E this past Thursday, June 9. Big E began his career in WWE NXT, where he defeated Seth Rollins to win the NXT Championship. Once graduating to the main roster, the champion powerlifter aligned himself with Dolph Ziggler in his...

WWE Tag Team Champion Big E is looking forward to today’s NXT TakeOver event but might have to watch it after it’s aired. “I don’t know if I’m going to see it live,” he admitted. “I just got home and my power is weird. For some reason half of the...

In light of the news that another brand-split could shake up the WWE Universe in July, Grady Hooker remembers the major WWE Draft in 2008. *** It was June 23, 2008, the time of year to shake-up the rosters of Raw, SmackDown and ECW in a massive (at the time)...

Tickets to Sakura Events On the Mat Charity Pro Wrestling, featuring the stars of New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW), are now on sale. The event takes place Saturday, November 12, at The Trusts Arena in Auckland. Twenty-four wrestlers are currently confirmed for the promotion’s star-studded roster, with more still to come...

On May 25, 2003, the first ever live pro wrestling pay-per-view broadcast from New Zealand emanated from the North Shore Events Centre in Auckland. The show, WWA The Reckoning, was the first time that a lot of Kiwi wrestling fans had the chance to see live professional wrestling, including some...

Ticket sales for Sakura Events On the Mat have been delayed again. “Due to a mix up our tickets sales will be pushed back again,” reads a statement on the Sakura Events Facebook page. “We have been working hard with all parties involved to get these tickets ready, but delays...

WWE NXT continues to set new standards for itself, with the first steel cage match for the brand taking place in the near future. Should NXT still be thought of as developmental? Charlotte and Natalya headlined Raw with the contract signing for their Extreme Rules match. Could there be a...